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Networks today span the world and provide many connections between geographically disparate data centers, and public and private clouds. This creates a variety of network management problems. If your network is not working properly, it can be very difficult or even impossible to get the most productive or correct operation of your applications. A sophisticated network requires constant monitoring using the right tools and creating a network performance monitoring strategy.

When you set up on-premise digital infrastructure, it is crucial to enable your devices to communicate with each other. The devices on your network should be able to send and receive data packets to handle requests and send responses back to callers. One of the components that allow data transmission to the proper destination is the network switch. The network switch plays an important role in distributing data packets to devices.

The use of virtualization in modern computing is becoming indispensable. Virtualization allows users to operate numerous operating systems on a single physical machine, which boosts productivity, lowers costs, and makes maintenance easier. But It's crucial to conduct periodic checks on a Linux virtual machine to make sure it's operating smoothly and effectively.

As a mobile game developer, there are many components of your game that you need to monitor. Everything from the servers that are hosting your game, to your best players, and your best-converting actions. That’s a lot of data, and it’s hard to know how to get the most out of that data. This article will look at the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) you need to monitor, the best tools for monitoring these metrics, and how to handle this data in the most effective way.

It is an old cliche adage, but there is no better statement than “a picture is worth a thousand words” that explains the effectiveness of visuals to deliver a message. Especially, in the data domain where a raw message often exists in numbers, visualizing graphs and charts is the best way to share information. When it comes to visualizing metrics from Graphite, there is no solution that can beat Grafana.

Kubernetes is now the de-facto standard for container orchestration. With more and more organizations adopting Kubernetes, it is essential that we get our fundamental ops-infra in place before any migration. In this post, we will learn about leveraging Jenkins and Spinnaker to roll out new versions of your application across different Kubernetes clusters.

Container technologies have revolutionized the field of software development. By using containers, you can bundle together an application's source code with its libraries, dependencies, and configurations, ensuring that it runs predictably and reliably on different machines. But how can you be sure that your containers are running smoothly once deployed? That's where container monitoring tools like cAdvisor come in. Below, we'll go over what cAdvisor is and the different use cases for cAdvisor.

Recently we updated our infrastructure. We wanted to discuss the updates we have done to show why we think it is important to keep our infrastructure up to date. Updating infrastructure is critical because it provides more security and improved speeds.

In today's hyper-connected world, cyber threats are an ever-present challenge that organizations of all sizes must face. With cybercriminals becoming increasingly advanced, prioritizing monitoring and managing your firewalls to safeguard your digital assets has never been more critical. This article aims to comprehensively understand five essential firewall monitoring best practices to fortify your network and protect your valuable data.

Memory databases are known for their ability to store and manage large volumes of data in memory. Their memory-based architecture allows users to quickly retrieve critical information and benefit from performant data reading. Thanks to these characteristics, businesses use memory databases for various applications that require prompt data access playing a vital role within their digital resources.